Discovery filed a lawsuit Friday against the NBA over the new media rights deal that cuts out the league's longtime TV partner Turner Sports. Amazon won rights to stream NBA games in the contract, which also awarded packages to Comcast Corp.-owned NBCUniversal and longtime TV partner ESPN. The suit claims Turner's rights agreement with the NBA covers "non-broadcast television," which includes any method of video distribution other than over-the-air TV. The deal would have put NBA games on Turner's TNT channel and Warner Bros. "The NBA, however has breached the agreement and deliberately refused to honor [Turner's] rights."

Source: Los Angeles Times July 27, 2024 08:45 UTC